[GIT PULL] perf/urgent for v7.2
From: Borislav Petkov
Date: Sun Aug 16 2026 - 12:54:41 EST
Hi Linus,
please pull the perf/urgent lineup for v7.2.
Thx.
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The following changes since commit 075b74841bd0065a3bda3440873c747938e69b68:
Linux 7.2-rc6 (2026-08-02 16:24:24 -0700)
are available in the Git repository at:
ssh://git@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git tags/perf_urgent_for_v7.2
for you to fetch changes up to 42c5ca1f0a288a52878bd72a5595b08261057438:
perf/core: Fix group leader use-after-free after sibling detach (2026-08-07 18:27:05 +0200)
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- Prevent the use of exited events as group leaders
- Avoid use-after-free of an event's group leader by promoting detached
sibling events to standalone entities and correct related accounting and
state transitions
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Aditya Chillara (1):
perf/core: Fix group leader use-after-free after sibling detach
Kyle Zeng (1):
perf: Reject exited events as group leaders
kernel/events/core.c | 75 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------------
1 file changed, 44 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
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Regards/Gruss,
Boris.
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